Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Alexa Grasso
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Alexa Grasso
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Distance 88.2% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 10.3% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 5.0%)
Alexa Grasso
Distance 89.9% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 4.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Head 76.9% (norm 76.6%) · Body 15.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 9.1%)
Alexa Grasso
Head 77.4% (norm 78.1%) · Body 11.2% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kowalkiewicz L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Grasso L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1101 / 2859 | 38.5% | 38.3% | 819 / 2191 | 37.4% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 253 / 334 | 75.7% | 72.6% | 150 / 202 | 74.3% | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 50 | 80.0% | 75.0% | 32 / 43 | 74.4% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 852 / 2494 | 34.2% | 35.4% | 633 / 1886 | 33.6% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 370 / 517 | 71.6% | 69.3% | 179 / 272 | 65.8% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 172 / 232 | 74.1% | 77.9% | 189 / 278 | 68.0% | 82.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Strawweight: 63 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Kowalkiewicz L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Grasso L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1172 / 2983 | 39.3% | 39.7% | 779 / 2061 | 37.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 230 / 324 | 71.0% | 71.2% | 78 / 117 | 66.7% | 73.8% |
| On the ground | 49 / 57 | 86.0% | 74.4% | 46 / 61 | 75.4% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 858 / 2517 | 34.1% | 36.0% | 649 / 1888 | 34.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 376 / 560 | 67.1% | 68.7% | 164 / 236 | 69.5% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 217 / 287 | 75.6% | 79.1% | 90 / 115 | 78.3% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kowalkiewicz has more cage time on record.